Is Concealed Carry A "Lifestyle"?

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Ethan Verity said:
Wearing boots vs shoes does not involve training, mindset, knowledge of law, being prohibited from going places that think you should not be allowed to protect yourself, additional responsibility, etc... it's hard to compare carrying other objects with carrying a gun.
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You sure do place a lot more faith in people than I do. Even officers of the law that carry a gun for work, do not always do so responsibly. It’s not totally uncommon for firearms to not even function when they need to qualify, because of neglect. Those are “trained professionals”, I don’t expect more out of the average person.

In my State there is no training, mindset (psychiatric evaluation) or test one has to take on pertaining laws, to carry a gun. Some places one couldn’t carry other objects people often carry as well. Like a pocket knife or pepper spray, and you can buy both of them without a background check. Not that a background check weeds out the idiots, just the criminals.
 
jmorris said:
You sure do place a lot more faith in people than I do. Even officers of the law that carry a gun for work, do not always do so responsibly. It’s not totally uncommon for firearms to not even function when they need to qualify, because of neglect. Those are “trained professionals”, I don’t expect more out of the average person.

In my State there is no training, mindset (psychiatric evaluation) or test one has to take on pertaining laws, to carry a gun. Some places one couldn’t carry other objects people often carry as well. Like a pocket knife or pepper spray, and you can buy both of them without a background check. Not that a background check weeds out the idiots, just the criminals.
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No, I know a lot of people carry a gun and don't do any of that stuff I mentioned... as your post illistrates. THAT is the difference between people who just carry a gun, and people who consider concealed carry as a lifestyle.
 
Should people who know me try to describe, my "lifestyle", I do not know what they would say.

They surely would not mention concealed carry. Few people have any idea that I carry.
 
Living in the stolen vehicle Capital of America, Denver, where almost anything not garaged or totally bolted down hard is being stolen, catalytic converters cut out of vehicles and assaults have risen dramatically the last three years, I’ve been carrying concealed the last twenty years and more so now, never leave home without an EDC. Denver is no longer the cow town it was when I got here in 1974. It’s been California the last ten years. My girlfriend loves it when I’m armed and while she has an Oregon CCW, it’s no good here. In October when she changes vehicle registration and obtains Colorado license, she’ll apply for her Colorado CCW. She currently works remotely with Oregon hospital and is still officially legal in Oregon. Bottom line… Denver is definitely no longer the good old Denver… of the West. Such a shame.
 
WisBorn said:
Stopped carrying a comb decades ago :D
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This might fit better in the “Hunting” forum, but I actually got in the habit of carrying a pocket comb while pheasant hunting when I was a buzz-cut kid growing up in western Idaho. Sandburrs were rampant in that part of the state - especially around the edges of the alfalfa and corn fields. A buddy taught me that I could use a 10 cent plastic pocket comb to “flick” the sandburrs from my pants legs without touching them and making my fingers bleed.
Our poor Britany dogs weren’t quite so lucky though. The sandburrs they picked up had to be cut out of their hair with scissors. By the end of pheasant season, old “Suzie” and “SugarDog” were almost bald.:eek:
 
I don't understand why folks are making out a "lifestyle" as something negative. Is a "healthy" lifestyle a bad thing? How about a "responsible" life style? Folks claim they don't dress for concealed carry? Really? Even a pocket holster is a part of dressing. Bet your CWC is chosen because it is easy to conceal. That too is a choice. Everyone who has responded here is on a gun forum. IMHO, that too says "lifestyle". Sorry, but I embrace my firearm "lifestyle", whether it is hunting, target shooting or CWCing. I may not advertise it, but I am not embarrassed by it. By teaching Hunter Safety, I actually try to promote a lifetime firearms "lifestyle"., and I am not ashamed of it.
 
.308 Norma said:
This might fit better in the “Hunting” forum, but I actually got in the habit of carrying a pocket comb while pheasant hunting when I was a buzz-cut kid growing up in western Idaho. Sandburrs were rampant in that part of the state - especially around the edges of the alfalfa and corn fields. A buddy taught me that I could use a 10 cent plastic pocket comb to “flick” the sandburrs from my pants legs without touching them and making my fingers bleed.
Our poor Britany dogs weren’t quite so lucky though. The sandburrs they picked up had to be cut out of their hair with scissors. By the end of pheasant season, old “Suzie” and “SugarDog” were almost bald.:eek:
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buck460XVR said:
I don't understand why folks are making out a "lifestyle" as something negative. Is a "healthy" lifestyle a bad thing? How about a "responsible" life style? Folks claim they don't dress for concealed carry? Really? Even a pocket holster is a part of dressing. Bet your CWC is chosen because it is easy to conceal. That too is a choice. Everyone who has responded here is on a gun forum. IMHO, that too says "lifestyle". Sorry, but I embrace my firearm "lifestyle", whether it is hunting, target shooting or CWCing. I may not advertise it, but I am not embarrassed by it. By teaching Hunter Safety, I actually try to promote a lifetime firearms "lifestyle"., and I am not ashamed of it.
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For some of us middle aged folks (and older), the word lifestyle had (and still has) an effeminate or extravagant sound to it, considering how it was used back in the day. Makes me think of glam rock, disco, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Richard Simmons, Liberace, and on and on.

IMO, people that are more down to earth and simply do what they need to do every day don't live a "lifestyle". They just live life.
 
tactikel said:
I never carry with friends who oppose “guns” unless I inform them and ask their approval.
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My wife's sister doesn't own a gun, but knows we do.
They (wife's sister & husband) have never asked if I am carrying around them, which of course I am (same as everywhere else).
I wish my wife's sister would tell me I can't carry around her; I'm not that social anyway.:evil:
 
Night Rider said:
Start with this video





The topic of this video is should you tell your date you carry a concealed handgun but throughout the video they reference the "Concealed Carry Lifestyle".


I got me thinking because I carry a gun but my whole "Lifestyle" doesn't revolve around it. I'm not even sure what that would look like.


To me if I'm living a "Concealed Carry Lifestyle" that means Concealed Carry is the central fact of my life and it's not.


I worked as a security guard for about 15 years. I'd say half of that time was as an armed guard. You know what I learned? Walking around with a gun on your hip for 8 to 16 hours (depending on when or IF your relief shows up) is a MASSIVE pain in the ass.


So I don't know if Concealed Carry is a Lifestyle but I'm pretty sure it's not my lifestyle. I don't work my life around carrying a gun I work carrying a gun around my life.


As for the question in the video should you tell your date you're carrying a gun I was married before I had my concealed handgun permit and my wife knew (in fact it was her idea) before we ever applied for our permits. I don't know what I'd do if I was dating now.
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I would never tell a date I was carrying, and would definitely not carry a gun on a first date. There are a lot of crazy girls out there who might freak out and use it against you if they felt that you were carrying. Down the road that would change but never on a first meet unless I was very confident about their beliefs and how they felt about me.
 
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